Compartment pail



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Patented May 29, 1923.

UNITED STATES I ALBERT Twice, or GARRETT, PENNSYLVANIA.

lPii'riazN'ir,-fol-rica g COMPARTMENT PAIL.

Applicationled May 2, 1922. SerialNo. 557,948.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it knownv thatl, ALBERT Twice, a citizen of the United States, residing at Garrett, in the county of Somerset and State ofPennsylvaiiia, have invented certain new and, useful Improvements infa C'ompart` compartment having an individual closure,

whereby a plurality of l-materials maybe carried at the same time without admixture inl order to avoid separate tripsvfor each finaterial between the source of supply and source of use, and. for instance on a farm or around astable, to carry corn, oats, wheat, ete. y

Another object is .to provide a construction having openings in its side` walls through which the material discharges, the wall having'lintervening strips provided with guide strips on one side and vdivision plates on the other side, all secured together preferably by fasteniiigmeans common to tlieiii so as to produce an exceedingly rigid structure.

Still another object is to provide a construction iii which the slides or closures and the strips are embraced by an adjustable band disposed intermediate fastening means thereof, in order to maintain the slides, the wall andthe strips in frictioiial contact to the desired degree.

Additional objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration ofv the description following taken in connection with accompanying drawings illustratin@ one practical embodiment.

n said drawings f Figure 1 is a side elevation;

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation on an enlarged scale, showing one of the closures in raised or open position;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the pail with the cover removed;

Figure 4 is a horizontal cross sectional view on the line 4-4 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view on the line 5*-5 of Figure 1.

.Like reference characters designate like or vcorresponding, .parts in the different views.

Referring specifically tothe drawings, the pail has a cylindrical side wall at v1() and a bottom wall at 11. Itis open at the upper end or top and has an inwardly extending flange 12 to rem'ovably receive a closure 13 provided withl an upstanding flange 14 tofrictionallyengage the inner edge of the flange 12.`

it@ interior of the pai is sub-divided into compartments 15 linany suitable manner, for instance by means of partition` plates 16 riveted yor otherwise secured together at the center of the pail as at 17 'l and the outer'ends ofwhich are providedl with fastening ianges 18, riveted as at 19, soldered'or otherwise secured tothe wall 10. Wallsl 16 terminatey below the flange 12 to provide clearance for the closure 13. The upper ends of the flanges 18 extend above the partition 16 proper andthen inwardly so as to frictionally and yieldingly engage the flange 14'as at fingers 20 to increase the security `of the fastening ofclosurel. .p Wall 10 is cut away to provide openings at 21, one leadinggfrom each compartment 15. Placed'againstthe strips^22` which are provided las part of the .wall 10 and intermediate tlie openings 21, arcguide strips 23, through which the rivets 19 valso pass iii order to rigidify the strips 22 as well as generally rigidify the structure.

Slidable vertically on the exterior of the wall 10 are a plurality of closurel plates 24, arcuate as shown, one for each opening21, and the side edges of which closure plates 24 are disposed intermediate the guide strips 23 and the strips 22, to slidably mount the closure plates. y

Loops 25 may be provided on the closure plates 24 to facilitate raising and lowering them while the pail as a whole may have a bail 26 pivoted thereon to facilitate portage' propriate closure 24 is elevated to the desired extent. The pail forms a very handy article and effects a saving in labor especially where a number of commodities are separately car- .fied 11.1 a becket, pail or the like, from the source of supply to the source ofy use. I havej particularly found ituseful about the farm or stable in carrying different feeding materials like corn, wheat, etci, enabling one trip. to be made as compared With a plurality of trips as is now the practice, from the source of supply to the source of use.

The closures 24 are maintained against accidental displacement by the binding action or frictional engagement of the Wall'lO and strips with the closure plate. In'order to increase this degree of frictionalv contact when desired and to reinforce the plate 2st against outward pressure, a band is provided at 27, being disposed intermediate pivots 19 varying in" heights of their location so that the band Will not become displaced. Thisiband is flexible and accordingly exerts'pres'sure on the strips 23 by contacting therewith adjacent their side' edges and exert reinforcing pressure on the plates 24s approximately centrally of theirv side edges'. The degree of pressure exerted by the band 27 may be varied through the adjustment ofl a buckle at 28 which may consist of va flexible element t'o be tied together .at its ends and adaptedfor engagement with terminal hooks 29 on the band.

The various part-s composing my device are preferably constructed of a suitable sheet metal but of course it may bemade from any material desired or preferred as will be obviousj y n It Will' be understood that the pailmay also be used' with liquids by rendering the compartments Water tight in a suitable man- 4ner., i

As merely one practical embodiment hasl been illustrated and described, it is to be understood' that changes inthe details may be resor ed to lprovi-ded they' fall Within the spirit and scope of the invention..

l claim as my invention l. A portable pail having partition means therein, the sidewall ofthe pail having openings therethrough and strips intermediate the openings, guide strips disposed against said strips, securing means common to said partition means, first mentioned strips and guide strips, and closures slidable intermediate said guide strips and the first mentioned strips.

2. A portable pail having partitions therein provided with securing flanges, the side Wall of the pail having openings therethrough and strips intermediate the openings, guide strips disposed against said strips, fastening elements passing` through said fianges, first mentioned strips and guide strips, and slidable closures engageable int`ermediate the first mentioned'strips and guide strips. i

3. A portable pail having partitions therein provided vv'ith securing flanges, tho side Wall of the pail having openings therethrough and strips intermediate the openings, giiide strips disposed against said strips, fastening elements passing through said flanges, first mentioned strips and guide strips, slidable closures engageable intermediate the first mentioned strips and guide strips, and a pressure band surrounding said guide strips and closures and disposed intermediate'said fastening elements.

In testimonyI whereof I afiix my signature in presence ofV tivo Witnesses.

ALBERT riviere.

lVitnesses ALJ. BEAL, y

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